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'Lion King' costumes headed to Smithsonian
Quick Read'Circle of Life' touches Smithsonian with 'Lion King' costumes joining museum collection
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Producers of "The Lion King" musical are donating two of the Broadway show's elaborate costume pieces to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
On Thursday, museum officials accepted Simba's mask and the costume for tribal shaman and show narrator Rafiki to be placed in the entertainment history collection. They'll be in rare company among about 50 objects...
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